[geoffreyrickly]

I have a ton of old prints that I'm thinking about selling and I'm not really sure what to do with asking prices... Mostly everything on eBay seems like "wish-I-could-get-this-much" pricing. What's the best way to find out realistic value? I don't really want to sell but I'm moving and a bit strapped for cash.

I have a Banksy Rat, HMV, Jack & Jill... Faile Macbeth, Bunny Girl 1/10(or 11, can't remember)... DFace HATE, Canis Servo Regina... Lots more.

SOOO much stuff. I'm a little nervous about getting started. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

[disclizard]

If you are in the US, drop me a PM, I'm interested in those Banksy pieces.

[BME]

Start by posting some pictures. Take a look at recent ebay sales or expresso beans as a guide to prices.

[jakek]

May 25, 2010 3:37:06 GMT 1 geoffreyrickly said:

I have a Banksy Rat, HMV, Jack & Jill... Faile Macbeth, Bunny Girl 1/10(or 11, can't remember)... DFace HATE, Canis Servo Regina... Lots more.

SOOO much stuff. I'm a little nervous about getting started. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

It looks as though you have plenty of bits there that people will be interested in.

Realistically you have 2 easy options.

1 - sell stuff on the forums
pro - no ebay fees, there are a lot of good people here
against - can be time wasters, deals can fall through

2 - sell stuff on ebay
pro - wider audience, security through ebay/paypal
against - fees, against can be time wasters

Either option you chose you are going to need to give more items on your collection, or the pieces you want to sell. My advice would be to try the forum first and then go for ebay if stuff doesn't sell.

good luck, and i like many would be interested in some of the banksy stuff so you shouldn't have problems selling

[stevieray101]

you should also tell people if they are signed or unsigned - tends to make a difference in how much they are worth...

[geoffreyrickly]

Thank you all very much for the advice. Jakek--- that all makes sense. BME--- is expresso beans a site?

The Rat and HMV are both unsigned and the rest of the prints are signed(even J&J). Most of the stuff I've gotten straight from the printing house(pow/blackratpress etc) but the early stuff no longer has receipts or whatever. I'm going to London in a week. Should I bring the Banksy prints over for authentication? I didn't even realize that it's become an issue as I've never tried to sell.

Also, am I posting this in the wrong section? The post was mostly asking for info on getting started selling and now I seem to be in the midst of selling right here in the same thread. Is this inappropriate? I don't want to violate forum rules. Especially on my first thread.

[rosstierney]

Expresso Beans is a site but take the info with a pinch of salt:

www.Expressobeans/

If you want to know current market values, start a thread containing the names of the prints you want valuing & members will provide figures/evidence.

No need to take your Banksy's to London, fill out this form for each print:

www.pestcontroloffice.com/AuthForm_Prints.asp

I think the COA's cost £50.

Your post is in the correct section & healthy transactions occur here on a daily basis. Beware of members sending purposely low offers. If you're unsure about a member, post their name & other members will be happy to provide references.

Best of luck.

[geoffreyrickly]

Banksy "HMV" (49/600) unsigned, no blind stamp(hope that's not a bad sign)
Banksy "Jack & Jill" signed 187/350(framed with museum quality glass,
using archival methods, probably not for sale)
Banksy "Placard Rat" (I believe it's "Get Out While You Can" but I have to get it out of storage)

Dan Baldwin "politics diptych" signed with varnish and attachments 82/150

Eric Cilcane -"Brown Teddy" (70/100) signed

Faile- "Macbeth" 74/250 signed
Faile- "Bunny Girl" (7/11--I think... in storage.) Hand finished with paint and signed in grease pen.

Dolk- "che" 217/750 signed

Dface- "hate" signed (not sure the number as it's in storage as well)
Dface "canis servo regina" 64/80 signed

Eelus "chewbarber" yellow 90/200 signed
Eelus "shat at" green 16/200 signed


Eine green "smiley eine"- 49/50 signed

Lucy mcclaughlin 143/300 "Forest"(silver) signed

Tittifreak "Dog"(?) Black ink on gold paper 16/100 signed
I also have an original.

Stanley Donwood "Pacific Coast" 45/200 signed

Shepard Fairey
"Chuck D" 180 and 181/400 signed by both SF and CD

Insect -"the kid" signed by both insect and dj shadow 114/200 (from shadow's site)

Gary Taxali- Original "Howdy"

Ray Ceasar- "Blackbird" (10/20) signed

James Cauty TONS of prints(pm if you like ANY of his work)
Ben Frost --- Ditto... LOTS of prints

Tara mcpherson-
"melvins&friends" 97/200 signed
"Mars Volta ATP" 36/300 signed
"Bright eyes/the faint" 34/300 signed

[geoffreyrickly]

Thanks Ross!!! Everyone here has been really helpful.

[Martin DK]

excellent collection geoffrey, best of luck with the sale!

[geoffreyrickly]

The Dface Hate is silver 24/25 and signed.

The banksy rat is "Because I'm Worthless" unsigned 131/175

I just picked them up from storage.

[G-Man]

I want an HMV so bad.......

[geoffreyrickly]

Any of you have any idea of what DFace HATE silver 24/25 or Banksy HMV is currently fetching? I can't find any recent sales of either and I'm sure it's changed since 2008. Haha. People have made requests and I don't know what to tell them.

Thanks!

[rosstierney]

May 27, 2010 14:46:28 GMT 1 geoffreyrickly said:

Any of you have any idea of what DFace HATE silver 24/25 or Banksy HMV is currently fetching? I can't find any recent sales of either and I'm sure it's changed since 2008. Haha. People have made requests and I don't know what to tell them.

Thanks!

yellow hate sold for just over £400, 20th march

silver hate more desirable so i'd say £450-£525

[geoffreyrickly]

Great! Thanks!

[geoffreyrickly]

I've got some deals going for Dolk-Che, Banksy-Rat, Dface-HATE, The Gary Taxali original, an Eelus print and maybe even the kid by Insect.

Is paypal the best way to handle the money(other than meeting up and getting cash)?

Siegelsiegel, disclizard, otto71, ralphyc, adamk and wearology are some of the people I'm talking to. Are they all cool/trustworthy?

Also, I just got an inquiry on Lucy M Forest in silver... Anyone have a price on it?

[OutsideIn]

your the seller, both parties protected. take pictures before sending..send well packed and trackec. you should be fine whoever you sell to.

[jackstranger]

Last Hate on Ebay sold for about 325 on April and it was a blue one. D*Face prices have been dropping lately. Check last prices for D&G or Superman.

[geoffreyrickly]

Hey stringerbell-

I'm sorry if I offended you in some way. I'm just following the advice other, more experienced, members of the forum gave me. My general nature is to trust people. If there are predators on here than trick people out of money or artwork, I'd rather find out now rather than after it happens to me. For my part of the legwork, I'm finding a lot of prices in past sales that seem unreasonably high, like HMV for 1500gbp... I don't want to gouge anyone. So if you think I'm taking advantage, I'll stop asking questions and just set prices according to eBay prices.

I just thought it would be nice to sell prints on here where I know they're appreciated for a price that makes everyone happy.

Everyone on here has been so nice that today I was trying to think of ways to repay the generosity, like sending a free obey or cauty print to the people that got me started(people like Ross).

So I'm sorry if I've stepped over a line with too many questions. I'll keep the rest of this over PM.

Thanks for all the help, everyone.

-

[craigf]

I wouldn't worry about one members opinion re asking questions

[kennas]

I think it is definitely fair game to ask all the questions you need to satisfy both parties in any transaction. You only have to look at the short history on here to see that not everyone is as honest as they should be.

Good luck with the sales, I would submit your COA applications asap, sometimes when PC are unsure they may ask to see a print in person. There is a comments form on the application, I would enter something along the lines of US based but in London from x until y, can bring prints in if required. That said if you are the original purchaser of the prints, I can say with a high degree of certainty they will not require to see them.

[geoffreyrickly]

Hey this is weird. A forum member named burn111 pm'ed me about some prints(Lucy M-forest, eine- smiler) and when I tried to reply, it said "there is no user with that name." strange, right?

[geoffreyrickly]

Nevermind. Saw the thread. Yikes.

[Warm Gun]

Oh well, pm me back instead